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telmatic

telmatic adjective: relating to stagnant water, typically a marsh, swamp, fen or bog; freshwater.

Adjective

telmatic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to stagnant water, typically a marsh, swamp, fen or bog; freshwater
  2. deposited in a marsh or swamp

Origin of telmatic

From telmat- + -ic, from Ancient Greek τέλμᾰ (télmă, “stagnant water; marsh”).

Questions about telmatic

What does telmatic mean?
Telmatic means relating to stagnant water, typically a marsh, swamp, fen or bog; freshwater.
What part of speech is telmatic?
Telmatic is an adjective.

Words near telmatic in the dictionary

  1. tellys
  2. Tellytubby
  3. Telmanove
  4. telmatherinid
  5. telmatherinids
  6. telmatic
  7. telmatological
  8. telmatologist
  9. telmatologists
  10. telmatology
  11. telmesteine

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